Ancient Sentiment
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Summary
In this book, Mr. Gong ranges across the cuisines and dining customs of past and present, the situation of women, everyday life, and the cultural questions these embody. He recounts not only dining anecdotes about Su Dongpo, Liang Shiqiu of the Crescent Moon Society, and others, but also his own witty sparring with his daughter over Chinese and Western food. The diary entries and essays collected here further present his observations and reflections on the material and spiritual life of himself and his contemporaries.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers with a strong interest in traditional Chinese culture who seek a systematic humanistic introduction
- Those engaged in the study and creation of literature, history, and art who need to draw on traditional wisdom and inspiration
- Modern readers seeking spiritual steadiness amid a fast-paced life, who long to settle the mind through deep reading
- Enthusiasts with some foundation in humanistic reading who wish to improve their appreciation of classical texts and art
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting popular fiction with strong plot and dramatic storylines
- Readers who want quick access to practical skills or concrete knowledge and have limited patience for speculative, humanistic content
Reading tips
- There is no need to read from beginning to end in order; you can start from any chapter that interests you, such as "Literati," "Painting and Calligraphy," or "Poetics"
- Keep pen and paper at hand while reading to jot down associations and questions as they arise; many ideas deserve repeated chewing over and further thought
- Reading in conjunction with the classical works mentioned in the book (such as poetry and painting theory) will yield a more three-dimensional experience and deeper understanding
About the publisher
Hainan Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for literary and intellectual works, covering foreign literature, philosophy, classics, world-famous works, classical poetry and prose miscellanies. Its catalog includes foreign literary classics such as Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Romain Rolland's Jean-Christophe, philosophical works such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract: Expert Companion Edition, and Chinese classics and poetic studies such as Lu Xun's essays and prose collections and Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua, as well as illustrated popular-science works like Fabre's Insects. The involvement of translators such as Zhong Shufeng, Fu Lei and Chen Xiaoqing reflects the publisher's emphasis on translation quality and expert guidance. Public information is limited, and the above is based mainly on the books in the catalog.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 文人菜
- 老饕苏东坡
- 初到贵地，请问有什么好吃的？
- 布尔乔亚美食的自理论
- 饮食大道理
- 寻欢
- 道家生活方案
- 日常生活批判
- 烟波致爽处
- 台北与上海的蝴蝶绕着蜡烛飞
- 女人女人，如是如是！
- 祝你路途愉快
- 命运在乌有之路驾驭万有
- 女性主义文评与道德流动性
- 文化导师式的政商人士越来越多，你怎么办？
- 日记生活夜写歌
- 我溶解了宋文化的伪装
- 别被学术论文绑架了生活
- 做学问，最伤生
- 读中文系的人
- 那时国学唱着歌
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About the author
Gong Pengcheng was born in Taipei in 1956, with ancestral roots in Ji'an, Jiangxi. He holds a doctorate from the Graduate Institute of Chinese Literature at Taiwan Normal University and is a renowned contemporary scholar, thinker, and educator. Long devoted to the study of Chinese academic culture, he is versed in Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. He served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Tamkang University, founded Nanhua University and Fo Guang University in Taiwan and served as their founding president, and later taught at Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Beijing Normal University. Since 2019 he has been a chair professor at Shandong University's School of Literature, and has published more than 180 monographs. His writing spans literary appreciation, history, modern poetry, social science, classics, and essays, combining scholarly works such as Lectures on The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons and A History of Chinese Literary Criticism with popular history like The Great Transformation of History: Shaping Three Thousand Years of China, as well as studies in the history of Chinese fiction and poetry.
